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When you think about your Los Alamitos, California landscaping, you probably think about the grass, trees, shrubs, flowers, and hardscape elements like the paths and patios. Those are certainly the most visible and important aspects of any landscape, but there's also another component that you should never overlook. Outdoor lighting not only accentuates your plantings, it also highlights your home's unique architectural features. Outdoor lighting also serves a practical purpose by providing you with the light you need to safely move about your property, makes it easier to entertain outdoors after dark, and enhances your home's security. In addition, it improves your home's curb appeal and resale value should you ever decide to put it on the market.

Accentuates Trees and Plants

Beautifully manicured grassy areas, large, mature trees, flower beds, blooming shrubs, and potted plants create a lovely, colorful view during the day when the sun's shining. At night, however, their beauty is dimmed by the lack of light and some areas and plantings aren't visible at all. The plants are still just as stunning after dark so why not accentuate them? Strategically placed, professionally installed, custom outdoor lighting helps bring attention to your colorful landscape after dark so you, and everyone who sees it, can enjoy it the way it was meant to be enjoyed.

Highlights Your Home's Features

Your home is an architectural masterpiece that's like no other home in the area and you're proud of every unique feature inside as well as on the exterior. When the sun goes down, however, many of those beautiful exterior features become part of the shadows, lost in the dark. Whether your home is a contemporary design or has a more modern flare, you don't want any of those gorgeous features to get lost. Professionally designed and installed outdoor lighting highlights the best features of your home so you can appreciate them any time.

Welcomes Guests to Your Home

A darkened driveway, sidewalk, or entryway isn't a welcoming sight for an invited guest, delivery people, or anyone else for that matter. You appreciate your privacy, but you certainly don't want anyone to feel as though they're not welcome to knock on your door. Outdoor lighting welcomes visitors to your property and home and helps guide them to the entrance where you can warmly greet them. It also allows you to see who's coming so you can react to the visitor as they approach in the proper manner.

Creates Boundaries for Outdoor Spaces

There's more to your home than the interior, in fact, there are several outdoor areas that are used for different purposes. The driveway, walkways, patios, pool, entertainment spaces, outdoor kitchen, and garden are all separate areas. Without lighting, however, one space is indistinguishable from the next which makes them basically unusable at night. Outdoor lighting creates boundaries for each space, making them more appealing and usable for you, your family, your pets, and your guests.

Makes After-Dark Entertaining More Enjoyable

Warm evenings in Los Alamitos are perfect for spending quality time with friends and family outdoors. The last thing that you want to do is to keep everyone inside, or in a small outdoor area with minimal lighting. You'd rather give them plenty of space to move around and plenty of light to see the expressions on their faces as you visit. Properly placed outdoor lighting enhances your outdoor entertainment and keeps the fun going late into the night without worrying about what time it is or how dark it's gotten.

Enhances Your Family's Safety Outside

Even if you know your property like the back of your hand, there are unseen hazards after the sun goes down. The corner of a patio, the edge of a flower bed, other hardscape elements, or even a plant can trip you, or someone else. Trees and other large obstructions become difficult to navigate because they blend in with the darkness. Children can't see to play, adults can't find their way about without a flashlight, and the fun is diminished. Outdoor lights ensure hazards are clearly visible and that everyone is safe from bumping into things, tripping, falling, or otherwise injuring yourself.

Improves Your Home's Overall Security

You feel safe inside your home because you have an alarm system and security cameras, but what about outside? Dark areas make it easier for thieves and other criminals to hide or ambush you as you enter or leave. The last thing that someone with ill intent wants is to be seen, so lighting up areas around entryways, bushes, hedges, and other dark areas is an excellent deterrent. Stray dogs and other animals also shy away from bright lights and outdoor lighting will help keep them at bay so your family and pets aren't at risk.

Improved Curb Appeal and Home Value

A beautiful landscape is an essential part of your home's curb appeal for yourself and others. It also plays a role in the perceived and actual market value when you decide to sell. While you may not be interested in selling now, you may be interested in doing so one day. Therefore, it's important to keep in mind that you're creating a beautiful outdoor space for you and your family to enjoy at the moment and for future owners as well. Trees, plantings, outdoor structures, water features, and entertainment areas are wonderful ways to enhance these important factors, outdoor lighting is the icing on the cake.

Outdoor Lighting Experts in Los Alamitos, California

Since 2004, Cutting Edge Landscape Design has been creating beautiful landscape designs for homeowners in Los Alamitos and the surrounding areas. Our experts have a deep understanding of the types of plants, trees, and other foliage that grow best in our climate and how to properly take care of them. They're also expert outdoor lighting designers and installers who pride themselves on their creativity. Contact us online, or call (310) 406-2251 with the details of your project. Our professional staff will work side-by-side with you every step of the way to turn your landscape dreams a reality.

“Matt designed a stone patio, landscaping and custom lighting for our home. It looks spectacular! He does high quality work and had excellent communication with us throughout the project. Highly recommend him.”

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